You bring up some good points. Bow prices are expensive and I, for one, wish they were lower.....and, we, as consumers are helping to maintain the cost of some of the more expensive bows

Any bow will only be shot as well as the person releasing the string...etc...

I also agree that there really is not a legitimate reason why a person "needs" to buy a new bow each year. However, I would present to you that there is not a good reason why a person cannot buy one each year if they want to. Some of us enjoy trying out the new offerings from the various bow companies each year. We get a great deal of enjoyment in the refinements that the various companies offer. Are we then at fault for high bow prices? Not in large part as I believe we are a very small percentage of the bow buying population.